EP0241893A2 - Joint de culasse pour des cylindres voisins adjacents et méthode pour la fabrication de ce joint - Google Patents

Joint de culasse pour des cylindres voisins adjacents et méthode pour la fabrication de ce joint Download PDF

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EP0241893A2
EP0241893A2 EP87105432A EP87105432A EP0241893A2 EP 0241893 A2 EP0241893 A2 EP 0241893A2 EP 87105432 A EP87105432 A EP 87105432A EP 87105432 A EP87105432 A EP 87105432A EP 0241893 A2 EP0241893 A2 EP 0241893A2
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
    • F16J15/00—Sealings
    • F16J15/02—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces
    • F16J15/06—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces
    • F16J15/10—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces with non-metallic packing
    • F16J15/12—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces with non-metallic packing with metal reinforcement or covering
    • F16J15/121—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces with non-metallic packing with metal reinforcement or covering with metal reinforcement
    • F16J15/122—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces with non-metallic packing with metal reinforcement or covering with metal reinforcement generally parallel to the surfaces
    • F16J15/123—Details relating to the edges of the packing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S277/00—Seal for a joint or juncture
    • Y10S277/935—Seal made of a particular material
    • Y10S277/939—Containing metal
    • Y10S277/941—Aluminum or copper

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  • head gaskets having improved sealing capacities, particularly gaskets for engines in which the cylinder bores are closely adjacent, is to be desired.
  • an improved head gasket assembly for an internal combustion engine is provided.
  • the head gasket assembly comprises a generally flat main gasket body for sealing communication with at least two complimentary cylinder bores in an engine block.
  • the gasket body defines at least one pair of adjacent combustion openings.
  • the gasket body defines an elongate zone of adjacency between a pair of combustion openings from which gasket body material is absent.
  • Armoring is provided for the combustion openings and comprises a pair of armor sections connected by s bridge in the zone of adjacency.
  • the armor sections each include an upper leg and a lower leg to define, in cross-section, a U-shaped annulus for sealing the peripheries of the combustion openings.
  • a wire is disposed in each armor section.
  • the wires lie in close proximity to each other in the zone of adjacency. Prior to compression the wires are greater in thickness by at least about 10 to 20% than the thickness of the gasket body.
  • the wire rings are spaced from each other in the zone of adjacency prior to compression. After compression they are in sealing engagement with each other.
  • the lower legs of the armor sections are in butting relationship in the zone of adjacency.
  • the lower legs of the armor sections are in an overlapping relationship in the zone of adjacency, thereby to produce a higher sealing stress in the zone of the overlapping relationship.
  • the wires are of a relatively soft metal having a high heat conductivity, such as copper.
  • the wires may be generally circular or, in some applications, oval in cross-section prior to compression.
  • the wires, prior to compression are substantially greater in thickness or diameter than the thickness of the main body portion.
  • Gaskets in accordance with this invention permit the cylinder bores of internal combustion engines to be more closely spaced, which providing effective seals at and around combustion cylinders.
  • the method of the present invention comprises the steps of providing a head gasket body, forming an elongate zone of adjacency of a pair of combustion openings from which gasket body material is absent, and providing armoring for the combustion openings, the armoring having a bridge in the zone of adjacency. Wires of a thickness greater than the gasket body thickness are provided in the armor. The wires lie in close proximity to each other in the zone of adjacency. The asssembled gasket assembly, and particularly the wires, are then pre-compressed to deform the wires into sealing engagement with each other in the zone of adjacency.
  • a head gasket assembly 10 of the present invention is seen to comprise a generally flat main gasket body 12 which defines a plurality of combustion openings 16, suitable oil, water and bolt openings 15, and armoring 14 for the combustion openings 16.
  • a head gasket assembly having three combustion openings 16 is shown for sealing communication with an engine block B having cylinder bores C and a head H, see Figure 9, typically for one side of a V-6 engine.
  • the head gasket assembly armoring 14 may be desirably formed to cooperate with three combustion openings. It is clear that any multiple cylinder engine where at least one pair of cylinder bores are closely adjacent to each other will benefit from the practice of the present invention.
  • the armoring 14 comprises three circular armor sections 18. Each section 18 merges in a zone adjacent to the next adjacent armor section in a bridge 20. Bridges 20 connect the sections to form a unitary series of armor sections 18 comprising armoring 14.
  • each of the armor sections 18 Prior to assembly with the main body 12, each of the armor sections 18 defines a lower leg 22 which extends generally vertically away from the bridge 20 and the upper leg 24 of the armor section (see Figure 2). When in that position, the armor sections are adapted to receive the wires 26 which, in the zones of adjacency 34 are spaced but in close proximity to each other. Desirably the wires 26 are circular in cross-section, although other shapes, such as oval shapes, may be used as well.
  • the assembled armor sections and wires are adapted to be juxtaposed with the gasket body 12, following which the lower legs 22 are bent over to define U-shaped annuli about the peripheries of the combustion openings 16, thereby to secure the armoring 14 to the main body 12, generally as illustrated by Figure 5, to provide an integrated head gasket assembly 10.
  • the combustion openings 16 are generally circular.
  • the armor sections 18 which sealingly embrace the peripheries of the openings are also generally circular.
  • the main gasket body 12 typically may comprise a laminate, such as of an imperforate metallic core 30, and a pair of facing sheets 32.
  • Facing sheets 32 are a fiber reinforced composite and are laminated to core 30.
  • the most popular and frequently used facings incorporate asbestos or glass fibers and utilize nitrile, neoprene or polyacrylic elastomers to provide the self-sustaining facings.
  • the facings may have a thickness of about 0.015 inch, although, of course, this may vary with the application.
  • Facing sheets 32 generally resist degradation by oils and coolants, retain torque, minimize extrusion, and exhibit heat resistance.
  • the main gasket body 12 is die cut or blanked out, such as with a stamping machine, punch press or other suitable form of equipment to provide three combustion openings, bolt holes 15 and a plurality of fluid flow passageways, such as oil and water passageways 15.
  • a typical gasket assembly body having the configuration shown in Figure 1 has a thickness of about 0.043 inch. Other configurations and thicknesses may be used depending upon the configuration and requirements of the engines with which the gasket assembly is to be used.
  • the wires 26 are substantially oversized as compared to typical wires used in armored head gaskets. Indeed prior to compression the armoring 14 is also initially substantially oversized as compared to the typical armoring of armored head gaskets.
  • Figures 8 and 8A showing prior art, are instructional.
  • FIG 8 a typical automotive head gasket used in the same environment as Figure 1 is shown, i.e., at the location of Figure 3. As there seen, there are no wires and the main gasket body 12A continues across the zone of adjacency of adjacent combustion openings 16A. When the width of the zone of adjacency 34A diminishes, the body 12A thereat tends to delaminate or fracture. This limits the minimum spacing permissible and may also result in main gasket bodies which may fracture from time to time.
  • the armoring 14A closely grips the main body 12A, the main body 12A, in the zone of adjacency 34A, initially having approximately the same thickness as the gasket as seen in Figure 8, and substantially the same thickness as the overall main gasket body 12A.
  • FIG 8A a typical prior art gasket assembly using armoring and a wire ring is shown.
  • the armor 18B houses a wire 26B which grips the periphery of a combustion opening 16B.
  • the final thickness of the armor and wire is slightly greater than the thickness of the main gasket body 12B, the diameter of the wire ring 26B initially being no more than, and preferably less than, the thickness of the main body 12B.
  • the zone of adjacency 34 is deliberately cut-out from the main gasket body 12 leaving an open space between adjacent combustion openings 16, as seen in Figures 2 and 3.
  • the armoring in the zone of the bridge 20 and in the zone of adjacency 34, houses a pair of annular wires 26, which may be butt-welded, one for each of the combustion openings 16.
  • the wires 26 are substantially oversized, i.e., are substantially greater in thickness than the thickness of the main gasket body, preferably by at least about 10 to 20%.
  • the wires are much greater in thickness than the main gasket body, in which event in the zone of adjacency and in the zone of the bridge, as well as elsewhere, at least one of the legs -22 and 24 of the armoring 14 will stand off somewhat from the main body 12.
  • the gasket Following assembly of the gasket, it is preferably precompressed from the condition shown in Figures 3 and 5, to the condition shown in Figure 4, i.e., the wires are deformed to assume a relationship typified by Figure 4, thereby to deform the wires into sealing engagement with each other in the zone of adjacency.
  • the precompression of the gasket assembly functions to reduce possible bolt torque loss, thereby to produce a gasket which provides a longer-lived, more durable seal.
  • the precompressed gasket assembly 10 is further compressed and the wires 26 may be further deformed to further alter the shape of the wires, again as illustrated by Figure 4.
  • the wires should, therefore, be reasonably malleable, and to that end wires, such as copper wires or the like, are preferred.
  • softer wires of a relatively soft metal such as copper which also have a heat conductivity are preferred because they will perform the additional function of transferring heat from the zone of the combustion openings outwardly to be dissipated, thereby minimizing the possibility of heat damage to the main gasket body 12 in use.
  • malleable wires such as copper do not normally serve as effective wires in fire rings. Because the soft copper wire is trapped in the zone of adjacency 34, it functions to cooperate to produce a highly effective fire ring at the zones of adjacency.
  • the wires 26 are deformed to produce sealing contact or engagement between them, particularly in the zone of adjacency 34, as is illustrated by Figure 4.
  • an effective seal in that zone for each combustion opening 16 is provided, while additionally providing an effective seal around the entirety of each combustion opening.
  • an armoring 114 is provided with a connecting bridge portion 120 in the zone of adjacency 134 of a pair of combustion openings.
  • a wire 126 for each combustion opening is provided.
  • the upper legs 124 which merge in the zone of the bridge 120 is formed with a pair of lower legs 122 which are in an overlapping relationship instead of the butting relationship as was the case in the zone of adjacency 34 of Figures 3 and 4.
  • Gaskets in accordance with the present invention are especially useful in racing engines where maximum bore size tends to be desirable. Such gaskets, however, are useful in other environments as well.
  • the wires used may be copper of a diameter of 0.052 inch which is greater than the thickness of the body. This, in the construction illustrated and described, will provide combustion seals strong enough to resist the compressive forces that occur between the combustion openings.
  • the combined cross-sectional area of the two wires in the zone of adjacency is 30% greater than the cross-sectional area of the estimated armor shape at the minimum calculated compressed thickness. This insures substantially complete filling of the gap between the inside of each armor, forcing excess material into the voids created by the removal of the portion of the gasket body in the zone of adjacency. Where the overlapping armors in the zone of adjacency are used, not only does that aid compressive stress, producing greater unit sealing stress, but it also tends to cover the wires more completely.

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US06/851,471 US4662643A (en) 1986-04-14 1986-04-14 Head gasket assembly for closely adjacent cylinder bores and method of making same
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JP (1) JPS62248855A (fr)
BR (1) BR8701790A (fr)
CA (1) CA1284338C (fr)
DE (1) DE3770511D1 (fr)
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CA1284338C (fr) 1991-05-21
ES2022191T5 (es) 1996-08-01
US4662643A (en) 1987-05-05
EP0241893B1 (fr) 1991-06-05
ES2022191B3 (es) 1991-12-01
MX164522B (es) 1992-08-24
EP0241893A3 (en) 1988-12-14
EP0241893B2 (fr) 1996-04-17

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